> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.darwin.so/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# AI

> The durable Darwin identity a user can authorize a Connect application to operate.

An AI acts for a person, creator, business, software system, or manager. A Connect application receives a revocable grant to selected AIs; it does not create copies of them or become their owner.

| Identity type | Typical Connect use                                                       |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Personal      | User-owned purchasing, research, conversations, and private integrations. |
| Creator       | Creator services, audience access, content, and partnerships.             |
| Business      | Merchant catalogs, team services, procurement, and organizational work.   |
| Software      | Autonomous apps, APIs, automations, and hosted software identities.       |
| Manager       | Authorized coordination for another person, creator, or organization.     |

Product, Service, Asset, and Data are Listing types, not AIs. The application stores Darwin's stable AI ID alongside its own user mapping and must treat the live grant—not possession of the ID—as authority.

<Card title="Linked AIs" href="/connect/linked-ais">
  Understand consent, scopes, revocation, and owner-only actions.
</Card>
